This is where my faith gets broken a little bit. You like the guy. That's fine. He's projected as a 6th round pick and there's hardly any smoke out there that he'll be taken any higher....and you take him in the second. Too cute.

Athletic and well-proportioned, Wilson is a physically and mentally tough defensive back who has played corner and free safety, though his movement skills are more smooth than sudden. At his best in zone where he can keep plays in front of him. Reads and reacts quickly, drops downhill under control and is physical filling in run support. Average pedal speed and transitional quickness, as he lacks range and recovery burst off the hash and does not make impact plays on the ball. Needs to get stronger as a tackler.

Wilson has an excellent athletic ability and can fly around the field. He also has an ideal build for a safety at 6’0”, 205 pounds and can attack a player and create fumbles with his hits. He’s a smart leader as well and is known as a hard-working player.

His best part of his game is his special teams' abilities. He is an instant gunner for whoever drafts him and can still contribute as a depth safety. Also, he has an excellent blitz ability.

Weaknesses

He isn’t the most fluid athlete and has issues with coverage. He doesn’t have the best hips and isn’t the most instinctive player, either. He also has issues wrapping up his tackles and doesn’t always take the best angles.

Overview

He’s a true project at safety. He is not likely to contribute past special teams early on and is a likely role player.

This is where my faith gets broken a little bit. You like the guy. That's fine. He's projected as a 6th round pick and there's hardly any smoke out there that he'll be taken any higher....and you take him in the second. Too cute.

Meh... I don't care. They have two picks left and they wanted him. Take him. If they like him better than the other safeties, then he's worth the pick.

This is where you wish you could get inside his head and see what it is that he sees in a guy like this that makes him better than all the other players that are on the board. I mean it's not like you're reaching for him at the bottom of the fourth round like you did for, say, Rich Ohrnberger. You basically are saying he is one of the top 50 players in the draft.

He's a 6th or 7th rounder. You can get a UFDA with as much upside. This is completely inexplicable.

But yeah covering guys is optional for our secondary. Can't believe just how angry I am right now.

The physical and athletic numbers on the safeties this year is horribly underwhelming. When it's like that, you know a team will go with someone from out of left field who they think is a better fit in the NFL.

Alright, let's continue discovering just who the hell this kid is together.

National Football Post;

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A thickly put together safety prospect with a compact frame and natural girth through the mid section. However, looks heavy-footed when trying to re-direct and isn't real sudden/explosive in space. Tries to sit into his drop off the line and does a decent job keeping his base down and feet under him. However, gets upright when asked to turn and run, is stiff in the hips and lacks the range to get off the top as a centerfielder. Struggles in tight areas as well, doesn't feel routes develop around him quickly and lacks the fluidity to open up his hips laterally and close. Gets very grabby and is uncomfortable in space and doesn't possess the short area quickness/range to hold up in man. Possesses questionable instincts as well, rarely getting early jumps on the football and struggles to recognize his run/pass keys at times.

Displays a slight burst attacking downhill and running the alley. Locates the football quickly and has the tenacity needed to work his way toward the ball carrier. However, lacks that second gear to routinely make the play. Sees his fair share of angles outpaced toward daylight and isn't the most effective when asked to breakdown one-on-one. Lowers his shoulder into contact and generates some pop into contact when in a phone booth. However, is inconsistent wrapping up at times, as he will slip off backs and allow ball carriers to create through contact.

Impression: A thick framed kid with some natural power, but his lacking closing gear shows up in both the run and pass game.

So assuming he pans out, he's still the wrong type of safety. Fantastic.